Han Collection’s second exhibition this November: The Moon Jar: A Shared Pleasure Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | Bloomsbury | London WC1A 1LH 14 November – 21 December 2019 Register on Eventbrite It is already the third time working as a painter and in pottery with Kangsan… Overwhelmed with the undeserved attention and the […]
Category: Ceramics
Ji Sun Tak: Legacy of a Master, at Han Collection
Han Collection continues its busy Autumn season of exhibitions: Ji Sun Tak: Legacy of a Master 26 October – 13 November 2019. 11:00 – 18:00 Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | Bloomsbury | London WC1A 1LH | www.hancollection.co.uk Register on EventBrite Ji Sun Tak, pre-eminent Korean Master Potter (1912 – 1993), dedicated his life […]
Ceramic Exhibition: Onggi Hangari, at Project Ability, Glasgow
A meaningful exhibition by an adoptee: Onggi Hangari 3 October – 16 November 2019 Project Ability | 103 Trongate | Glasgow G1 5HD | www.project-ability.co.uk Reception 3 October, 6 – 8pm | Tea ceremony 4 October, 1 – 2pm Gallery hours Tuesday-Saturday 10am – 5pm Korean Style Pottery by Korean Overseas Adoptee Yoonet (Christina Soo […]
Michel Francois + Young Gi Seo: Cornwall To Korea, at Leach Pottery St Ives
Late notice of an exhibition of ceramics in Cornwall: Michel Francois & Young Gi Seo: Cornwall To Korea 17 August – 27 October 2019 Leach Pottery | Higher Stennack | St Ives TR26 2HE | www.leachpottery.com A stunning array of new works by Falmouth potter Michel Francois and Korean potter Young Gi Seo uniquely made […]
The Story of Bugok Dobang: Shin Sang Ho and Yu Byungho, at Han Collection
Han Collection’s first exhibition of the Autumn season, including work by someone described by the Korean Craft and Design Foundation as “the father of contemporary Korean ceramics“. The Story of Bugok Dobang: Shin Sang Ho and Yu Byungho 29 August – 25 September 2019 Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | Bloomsbury | London WC1A […]
Take a Moment: A selection of Korean Crafts
Han Collection’s exhibition coinciding with London Craft Week: Take a Moment: A selection of Korean Crafts Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | Bloomsbury | London WC1A 1LH | www.hancollection.co.uk Wed 8 May – Sun 12 May 2019, 11:00 – 18:00. Extended to 31 May. Register via Eventbrite The Han Collection invites you to our […]
Exhibition visit: Korean crafts at Collect 2019
Collect at the Saatchi Gallery can always be relied upon to bring together a wide range of high quality crafts, and is a fair where I spend as much time looking at the non-Korean objects as I do the Korean ones. And it’s always wise to keep an eye open, in the non-Korean galleries, because […]
Pop up ceramics exhibition: 여백, Yeo-baek, Without Words
Following on from their appearance at Collect 2019, the Korea Craft and Design Foundation are holding a pop-up exhibition featuring three of their ceramic artists. Pop up exhibition: 여백, Yeo-baek, Without Words 4 Masons Yard | St James’s | London 6 – 16 March 2019. Open every day, 11 am – 7 pm WE PRESENT and […]
Korean Crafts at Collect 2019
I always enjoy visiting Collect – and not just for the Korean exhibitors. Obviously, though, it’s the Korean galleries that attract my attention the most, and it’s good to see the Korean Craft and Design Foundation back for their sixth year. They always present a high quality selection of work; but for me the highlight […]
2018 travel diary 2 – Chollipo revisited
10 November 2018. In Chollipo’s famous Arboretum the best of the Autumn colour had finished, but there were still some good reds, oranges and yellows to be found, and the grasses were particularly fine. In October last year this new statue of Carl Ferris Miller, Chollipo’s founder, was installed in this secluded area in the […]
Asia Week at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour
A wide-ranging exhibition and events programme as part of Asian Art in London: Asia Week at Design Centre Chelsea Harbour Design Centre Chelsea Harbour | Lots Road | London SW10 0XE | www.dcch.co.uk 5 – 9 November, 9:30am to 5:30pm Full programme of events can be downloaded here A resurgence in the popularity of Asian […]
White and Wisdom: Korean Porcelain – at Han Collection
The Han collection invites you to observe the pure simplicity of the white porcelain of the Joseon Dynasty. Created to reflect a dedication Confucian ideals. The beauty of these pieces comes from their naturalness. Their minimalism conveying a sense of modest wisdom which was so highly respected by the literati of Joseon who used these […]
Asia Triennial Manchester 2018 opens on 5 October
Asia Triennial Manchester has come round again, with two weeks of contemporary art from around Asia. The event was last held in 2014, with a focus on China, which somewhat squeezed any Korean interest out of the programme. ATM18: Where are you from? No, where are you really from? 5 – 21 October 2018, Manchester www.atm.mmu.ac.uk […]
Exhibition visit: Juree Kim in Exhibit A, at Anise Gallery
Kim Juree’s latest work, London Terraced House, was unveiled at the opening of the current exhibition, Exhibit A, at Anise gallery in Shad Thames. As for her 2017 participation in the British Ceramics Biennial in Stoke, Kim chose a subject relevant to the location of the exhibition: this time a group of typical early Victorian […]
Ceramic, Embroidery and Lacquerware: A Trio of Korean Crafts
Han Collection’s contribution to London Craft Week: A Trio of Korean Crafts Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | London WC1A 1LH | www.hancollection.co.uk Exhibition, 9-12 May 11:00 — 18:00, 13 May 12:00 – 18:00 Demonstration, 12 May 12:00 — 16:00 The Han Collection exhibits a range of artists, celebrating three of Korea’s most loved […]
Exhibition visit: Ceramic Art London at Central St Martins
As I was paying a second visit to Nick Bonner’s exhibition at the House of Illustration yesterday I happened almost to trip over a sign pointing to the Ceramic Art London fair, next door at Central St Martins. Needless to say, there were plenty of Koreans exhibiting. This weekend only. Ceramic Art London 23–25 March […]
Juree Kim in Exhibit A, at Anise Gallery
As Juree Kim’s residency at the V+A comes to an end, she shares an exhibition with Kristina Chan at Anise Gallery: Exhibit A: Kristina Chan & Juree Kim Anise Gallery | 13a Shad Thames | London SE1 2PU | www.anisegallery.co.uk 9 March – 7 April | Tuesdays to Saturdays 11am-5pm Opening night Thursday 8 March 6-9pm Anise Gallery […]